Importing Foreign Vehicles

If you want to bring in a vehicle, these are the guidelines: Imported vehicles are allowed for up to six months and all inspections are carried out by customs officials. If you need the vehicle for longer than six months, then registration by the Departments of State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of the Interior of Russia is required. Upon importing the vehicle, you must obtain a Certificate of Transport Means Import from customs authorities. If you fail to comply with this, you will be detained and the vehicle impounded. Also, there are no payments of customs duties or taxes for a stay of up to one year. You must also present to custom authorities the Compulsory Insurance of Transport Means. These must be for the entire time the car is going to be in Russia.

Notes:

a natural person

Syn. a physical person физическое лицо

temporary stay временное пребывание

sturgeon осетр

insurance страховка

Look at the list of items in the table. Discuss which of them you think travelers are allowed to bring into the countries indicated. Fill in the columns.

P = permitted

X = completely banned

R = restricted

item	your country	the UK
Small handgun with ammunition
A family pet (a cat)
A box of 200 cigarettes
A ponographic magazine/video
A kitchen knife
A flick-knife
2 litres of vodka
A kilo of fresh oranges
A souvenir painting (worth $400)
A CB radio
5 grams of heroine
350 cc/ml of toilet water
A diamond necklace
Live birds
Computer software

Unit 3 Going through Entry Formalities

1. Read and dramatize the dialogue. Get ready to answer the questions:

Questions:

1.  Where has the traveller come from?

2.  What is the purpose of his visit to the UK?

3. What does it mean if he goes into the Green Channel?

a) He has something to declare.

b) He has nothing to declare.

c) It does not mean anything.

4. Who else is traveling with him?

5.  How many cigarettes has he got?

6.  What drink has he got?

7.  Has he got any jewellery?

8.  Is he going to give the calculator to another person?

9. Does he have a camera with him?

Customs officer: Would you like to put your luggage on here?... Thank you. Where have you just come from?

Traveller: From Madrid.

C.O: Madrid. Are you resident in Spain, or do you live in the UK?

T: I live in Spain.

C.O: Can I see your passport, please?... Thank you. How long are you coming to the UK for?

T: For a week.

C.O: On holiday? Or business?

T: Yes, on business.

C.O: Is this all your luggage?

T: This is all, yes.

C.O: Nobody else is travelling with you?

T: No, I’m travelling alone.

C.O: OK then. What type of goods have you got, cigarettes, cigars?

T: I’ve got just 200 cigarettes.

C.O: Nothing else at all in the tobacco line?

T: No.

C.O: Any drink at all? Spirits? Liqueurs? Wine?

T: Just this bottle of whisky.

C.O: Was that bought in the duty-free shop, or...?

T: Yes, at Madrid airport.

C.O: I see. Are you bringing any gifts for anybody in the UK?

T: Well, the whisky is a present, but that’s all.

C.O: I see. No other small items – watches, jewellery?

T: No, it’s just personal things.

C.O: OK. Right, sir. Would you let me have a look in there?... Is the calculator going back to Spain with you?

T: Yes it is. It’s mine.

C.O: Do you have a camera at all?

T: No, not with me.

C.O: OK, sir. Thank you very much.